Stone Harbor elementary school students have their school back. The Stone Harbor Elementary School re-opened for the first time Monday after being flooded out during Hurricane Sandy. During the renovations at the school, Stone Harbor students attended the Avalon Elementary School. Students and faculty were greeted at the school Monday with “welcome back” banners as…
A new candidate is running for office in Avalon this spring. Team Avalon 2013 announced that former Avalon Board of Education president John McCorristin is running for one of the three available council seats in Avalon in the May 14th election. McCorristin joins councilmembers Nancy Hudanich and Dave Ellenberg on the team. Not seeking re-election…
Monday was not a good day for construction on the new overpasses that will elimiante traffic lights on the Garden State Parkway. Lanes of traffic were closed which caused significant backups on the Parkway in the northbound direction, even on a weekday in March. A spokesman for the New Jersey Highway Authority told the Gazette…
A new report released this week says that New Jersey rentors currently pay the fourth highest rental rates in the entire nation. The report was issued by the National Low Income Housing Coalition. It shows the average rent statewide for a two bedroom apartment stands at $1,292. Only residents in Hawaii, New York, and California…
A 26-year veteran of the New Jersey State Police lost his job today after he admitted to his role in that high speed joy ride on the northern section of the Garden State Parkway. Trooper Nadir Nassry was in court on Monday and plead guilty to charges that he used black electrical tape to alter…
Casino revenue continues to tumble sharply in Atlantic City. New gaming figures show that the casinos took in a little more than $212 million during the month of February, which represents about a 13 percent decline over the figures from last year. In 2013, there was no leap year which contributed to the casinos’ falling…
New Jersey Congressman Frank LoBiondo addressed the Ocean City Chamber of Commerce on Monday and spoke about the new FEMA advisory flood maps that will impact the Jersey Shore. LoBiondo told the audience that on Friday his office sent a letter signed by several members of Congress from New Jersey asking FEMA to give the…
A time change in the first basketball game for the Ocean City Lady Red Raiders in the state’s Tournament of Champions. Ocean City’s first round game against Non-Public A champion Red Bank Catholic will be an 8:00pm tipoff instead of a 6:00pm tipoff. The game will be broadcast live on WCZT Radio Tuesday at 8:00pm…
Lower Township Police are seeking the public’s help in the investigation of criminal mischief at two locations in the Villas. Police report that unidentified persons have gained access to the roofs of unoccupied homes on Birch Avenue and punched holes in the roof using a heavy axe. The authorities suspect that whoever did this may come back in the hopes…
Over $32 million has been collected by the Sandy relief fund, chaired by Governor Christie’s wife Mary Pat. However, the money is just now trickling down to needy New Jersey residents. In an interview with the Asbury Park Press, Mary Pat Christie says that the funding is intended for long-term recovery needs and not short-term…